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Biography

Larry Doby (Lawrence Eugene Doby) was born on December 13, 1923 in Camden, South Carolina. He made his Major League debut on July 5, 1947 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1948, his rookie year, he hit .301 with 14 home runs and 66 RBI. Doby played for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 13 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Larry Doby's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1954, when he slugged 32 home runs and knocked in 126 runs. However, others believe that it was 1950, when he slugged 25 home runs, hit for a .326 average and knocked in 102 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year

Team

G

AB

R

H

HR

RBI

AVG

OBP

SLG

2B

3B

BB

SO

HBP

SH

SB

IBB

GDP

1947

CLE

A

29

32

3

5

0

2

.156

.182

.188

1

0

1

11

0

0

0

0

2

1948

CLE

A

121

439

83

132

14

66

.301

.384

.490

23

9

54

77

5

2

9

0

8

1949

CLE

A

147

547

106

153

24

85

.280

.389

.468

25

3

91

90

7

5

10

0

14

1950

CLE

A

142

503

110

164

25

102

.326

.442

.545

25

5

98

71

6

2

8

0

9

1951

CLE

A

134

447

84

132

20

69

.295

.428

.512

27

5

101

81

3

0

4

0

10

1952

CLE

A

140

519

104

143

32

104

.276

.383

.541

26

8

90

111

0

2

5

0

6

1953

CLE

A

149

513

92

135

29

102

.263

.385

.487

18

5

96

121

6

2

3

0

7

1954

CLE

A

153

577

94

157

32

126

.272

.364

.484

18

4

85

94

3

1

3

0

7

1955

CLE

A

131

491

91

143

26

75

.291

.369

.505

17

5

61

100

2

2

2

8

6

1956

CHI

A

140

504

89

135

24

102

.268

.392

.466

22

3

102

105

4

4

0

6

7

1957

CHI

A

119

416

57

120

14

79

.288

.373

.464

27

2

56

79

2

0

2

3

13

1958

CLE

A

89

247

41

70

13

45

.283

.348

.490

10

1

26

49

0

0

0

2

7

1959

DET

A

18

55

5

12

0

4

.218

.313

.309

3

1

8

9

0

0

0

0

0

1959

CHI

A

21

58

1

14

0

9

.241

.267

.293

1

1

2

13

0

0

1

0

1

1959

TOT

A

39

113

6

26

0

13

.230

.290

.301

4

2

10

22

0

0

1

0

1

Total

1533

5348

960

1515

253

970

.283

.386

.490

243

52

871

1011

38

20

47

19

97

Fielding Stats

Year

Team

POS

G

GS

INN

PO

A

ERR

DP

TP

PB

SB

CS

PkO

AVG

1947

CLE

A

1B

1

0

0

8

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1.000

1947

CLE

A

2B

4

0

0

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.000

1947

CLE

A

SS

1

0

0

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.000

1948

CLE

A

OF

114

0

0

287

12

14

3

0

0

0

0

0

.955

1949

CLE

A

OF

147

0

0

355

7

9

2

0

0

0

0

0

.976

1950

CLE

A

OF

140

0

0

367

2

5

1

0

0

0

0

0

.987

1951

CLE

A

OF

132

0

0

321

12

8

3

0

0

0

0

0

.977

1952

CLE

A

OF

136

0

0

398

11

6

3

0

0

0

0

0

.986

1953

CLE

A

OF

146

0

0

354

10

6

3

0

0

0

0

0

.984

1954

CLE

A

OF

153

0

0

411

14

2

6

0

0

0

0

0

.995

1955

CLE

A

OF

129

0

0

313

6

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

.994

1956

CHI

A

OF

137

0

0

371

4

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

.987

1957

CHI

A

OF

110

109

948

255

3

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

.985

1957

CHI

A

CF

110

109

948

253

3

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

.985

1958

CLE

A

OF

68

64

518.2

141

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.000

1958

CLE

A

RF

1

0

0.1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.000

1958

CLE

A

CF

60

57

466.2

129

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.000

1958

CLE

A

LF

9

7

51.2

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.000

1959

DET

A

RF

5

5

33

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.000

1959

DET

A

OF

16

16

125.2

23

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

.960

1959

DET

A

LF

11

11

92.2

14

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

.938

1959

CHI

A

RF

10

10

82

15

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

.941

1959

CHI

A

LF

2

0

10

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.000

1959

CHI

A

CF

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

1959

CHI

A

OF

12

10

94

20

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

.955

1959

CHI

A

1B

2

2

16

13

1

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

.933

1959

TOT

A

OF

28

26

219.2

43

2

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

.957

1959

TOT

A

RF

15

15

115

21

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

.957

1959

TOT

A

LF

13

11

102.2

19

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

.952

Total

CF

172

166

1416.2

382

8

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

.990

Total

RF

16

15

115.1

22

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

.958

Total

1B

3

2

16

21

1

1

4

0

0

0

0

0

.957

Total

LF

22

18

154.1

31

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

.970

Total

SS

1

0

0

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.000

Total

2B

4

0

0

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.000

Total

OF

1440

199

1686.1

3616

88

63

26

0

0

0

0

0

.983

Transactions

Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Cleveland Indians (July 2, 1947).